Further Notes on Chiloscyphus

I am thankful to have this opportunity to correct and amend as follows the paper on Chiloscyphus, Trans. Roy. Soc. N.Z., 1944, pp. 27–52, written during the war when types were not available.

In Hepaticae Species Novae, 1885–1896, Stephani states that Chiloscyphus oblongifolius (Tayl.), Syn. Hep., is a form of Chilo. coalitus. I now have reason to believe that is correct. It is certainly very similar to Chiloscyphus colensoi Mitt., which I treated as a synonym, but it has the stipules connate to the leaves on both sides as in C. coalitus. I regret this mistake, and am very pleased to re-install Mitten's Chiloscyphus colensoi.

Chiloscyphus chlorophyllus (Tayl.) St., C. menziesii Mitt., C. bidentatus St.

With many more specimens to hand, there is now no doubt in my mind that these three are one and the same species, as was formerly suspected, and in future will be referred to as C. chlorophyllus.

Chiloscyphus normalis (Steph.) Hodgson.

Types from Stephani's Herbarium show that Chiloscyphus beckettianus, Lophocolea piliflora, and Lophocolea normalis are all the same species. As it was therefore not correct to apply Stephani's name of Lophocolea normalis to a certain species of Chiloscyphus, I would suggest now that the name of Chiloscyphus normalis, which is quite suitable (meaning, set at right angles) be retained for the species described under that name, p. 34, but that the reference be changed from C. normalis (St.) Hodgson to C. normalis Hodgson.

Chiloscyphus retusatus (Tayl.) Syn. Hep.

Mention of this species was formerly omitted. According to the Synopsis, it was from New Zealand, but there is no specimen at Kew, and the fragment from Mitten's collection was labelled as from Falkland Is. The Handbook places it in Leioscyphus (Mylia). The Synopsis description points to it being the species now known as Chiloscyphus compactus, but without Taylor's original specimen nothing can be done about it.

Chiloscyphus argutus Nees.

This, a common species in the South Pacific Islands, was collected from Raoul Is., Kermadecs, by A. C. S. Wright (1949), Nos. 67002, 67006, 67008, 67009, Bot. Div. Herb. I have as yet seen no specimen from the mainland, though Stephani gives sub-tropical New Zealand as a locality.

Additional localities for species are as follows:

C. multispinus Hodgson and Allison : Little Akatarawa V., 751, H. M. H. (1945); Steep gully side under manuka, near Herbert, North Otago, H5371, K. W. A. (1950); Auckland Island, “Cape Expedition”.